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. Lettere Patent No. 69,138, (lated ,September 24:, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN FARM-GATES.

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T0 ALL WIIOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Bo it lrnown that we, Geenen W. STATES nml AUGUSTIN W. Lu'r'rs, both of the vill-ngo ot- Norwalk, in the county of Huron, in the State of Ohio, have invented certain Improvements in the Mode of Construct-ing Furm- Crntes; end we de hereby declare that the followngjr isn full and exact description thereof, reference bcnghad to the accompanying drnwings; and the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of om` improvement consists in the application ot' a. lever power, which enables us to elevate `the gate witii greater case, and certain other devices, wherebyrvo secure great-er strength und durability.

We construct enr'gates in any'of the common forms, and apply a. lever power, A, tig. 7, combineclwith the self-adjusting dog B, fig. 5; also the strap-hinge C, figs. 3 and 4, which prevents thecleat from splitting.- We fnrtlior claim the arrangement bywhiclx the lower bnr rests in the notch F, fig. 8, thus sustaining the weight of thc gate, preventing it from wrm-ping, and relieving th hinges from :ril Str-.rin whonitho gate is shut.

What We claim as improvements, and desire tv seeure by Letters Patent, ist The manner of applying a. lever, in combination-with self-adjusting dog, to reise farm-gates Vwith greater ease, and the device of tlie noteh F onli tlieblrrges C, -whereby vwe Vsecure greater strength and durability,

' GEORGE W. STATES,

AUGUSTIN'W. LUTTS.

- Witnesses GEO. P. ROBERTS', Cms. F. REDMELD. 

